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Letters Journa O E )AR MR. REERE: Asa journalism senior soon to be C,ving the university I feel it time to write to you and end my forced silence concerning the GAMECOCK. I was happy and a bit proud to see the statement from the Board of Student Publications and Communications in your May 17, edition. After all the controversy and counter attacks which we have heard recently, I find the board's statement closer to the truth than anything I have heard. For four years I have watched he GAMECOCK slide from a *',representative newspaper for the information of the students and the experience of the staff to a most degenerate form of yellow jour nalism. I have seen the GAMECOCK repeatedly attack, ridicule and publicly embarass people and institutions without attempting objectivity, justification or research. The GAMECOCK. has gone from a student newspaper to an open forum for an unrepresentatively elected editor to expound his personal views. The only dif ference between you, Mr. Beebe, and any guy spouting off to his roommate is that you have a larger audience which pays to listen to your inane comments. As a senior I regret the fou years of wasted fees I have speni fsupporting the GAMECOCK; as e r.lournalism major I am ashamed that the GAMECOCK is the representative journalistic exercise for the university. I support the move to shut down the GAMECOCK in hopes that it car be resurrected as the paper ii should be- a paper serving the whole of the student body, not a fragment represented by the editor. Mr. Beebe, as you may or may not be aware, our profession is an old and time honored one. I, for one, am extremely proud of my profession. My only hope is that the efforts of those who wish to discredit journalism will fail. For without a free press our systern of government will fail. However, with the ammunition of distrust ~hich you supply our adversary uolserve only to fan the flames of a dying government. While the responsibility of the American government does noi rest in your hands, the respon sibility of a free, representative press for the university does. And. in my opinion you have failed iri your responsibility. BUD WILLIAMS If exams have got you up tight, cop out with a STEAK at Shimmy's 1111 Lady St. 254-4492 A.B. Sutker Mar. lism se Students probably just sit DEAR MR. BEEBE: The method was simple enough. Write *a 'rathe1*' neb~ulus com munication to the student body, sign your influential names, and proceed to dictate to the students your wishes. They will have to comply, right? Sol, will you ever quit? Nevertheless, the students in this university in all probablity will just sit back and sigh away the matter entirely. They will then find themselves without a voice, or ability to sound an opinion. The state of South Carolina takes any and all opportunities to maintain a status quo. It is trying to stagnate the minds of anyone involved in its antiquated politics. As in the case or the Gamecock dispute. If you are satisfied with living in the past-then fine. But if you care at all about your future in ideas, politics or opinion. Then I strongly urge you to support the GAMECOCK in whatever way you deem necessary. Before Big Brother gets you as it has claimed' the voices of minds it did not agree with in the past, stand up for yourself. You may lose whatever individuality you have left. WILLIAM C. COYLE. being. abused DEAR MR. BEEBE: There seems to be a few people that lately having grown tired of abusing themselves have taken to trying to do the same to the GAMECOCK. I have watched this with some amusement since the beginning of the year, but it now seems that the administration has let this go to their heads. Having heard nothing but the voice of the minority of students that would like to destroy the GAMECOCK they have decided to go on one of Itheir famous holy crusades. Now they would like to close down this "communist con spiracy" and would no doubt probably enjoy replacing it with the YAF newsletter. It would seem that the administration would like to quiet all opposition. This op position is also the student voice, but since it does not especially do wonders for their public relations they would have it eliminated or at very least censured. How can a Polly Bergen Oil of the Turtle You'll Love It .ARCADE MALL QPEN A CAMPUS. CHARGE 0 mor pr paper represent the students if it is censored? It would then become an' administration propaganda sheet. In that abortion that adorned the front page of the Monday's GAMECOCK the Board of Publications and Communications criticized the GAMECOCK for its "questionable taste and jour nalistic practices". I would suggest that they pick up and read various other college and university newspapers and see just how lucky they are to have such a "conservative" and "civic min ded'.' paper. I urge all of those other people who agree with me but are too lazy to get off of their rear ends and write letters in support of the GAMECOCK to save our paper before it too is absorbed by the administration and you have no place to write your letters. RICHARD CARTER Reader explains Blatt DEAR MR. BEEBE: Having been a life-time resident of Barnwell, South Carolina, I think I can enlighten the students of Carolina (or who ever the GAMECOCK is written for) on a few things that I know about Sol Blatt having lived in Barnwell for years. I'm sure most South Carolinians who have stepped into the twen tieth century, (coming upon such great realizations as the facts that blacks really don't stink and that there are a couple of people on welfare for reasons other than that of laziness) who wonder why SoI Blatt continues to be re-elected. They should check to see how Drafts By ARTHUR HOPPE Columnist The Senate is busy these days wrangling over changes in the draft law. It's an issue that's tearing this country apart. IFor the past 30 years, the draft has proved generally popular with Congressmen, Presidents, patriots and others over 26. But it has in variably lacked appeal to 18' - year-olds. Tlhe fault lies in the way we've raised our children. For 30 years we've filled their little heads with talk of democracy, liberty, justice, inalienable rights and other per missive claptrap. Tlhen, when they're 18'5, we order them to shut up, do as they're told, join the Army and fight for these things -- or we'll put them in jail. Naturally, they tend to rebel. lFor, obviously, our method of child raising Isn't compatible with the draft. But fortunately, a new work on the subject offers hope: " Raising Your Child for the Draft" b)y the noted authority, Dr. Ben jamin Sprock. D)r. Sprock begins with the babe in arms. "An Infant," he warns, 'must never be cuddled nor coddled or he will develop per sonali"' clashes In later life with his top sergannt.*.,. .. oud of many times in the past years he has been opposed and when he has been opposed, by whom. For example, one of the few times he was opposed, it was by Mrs. Bertha Barfield, a black militant woman. Note that this was in the days when all "niggers stunk" and all women belonged in the home - not off in the legislature. Sol Blatt won in glorious blaze of true greatness. 'The only serious candidate to run against Blatt in may memory seems to have been transfered from his small Barnwell county town to another state shortly after he almost defeated Blatt. This was only by coincidence. I'm sure. A second reason for his re elections is his promise to many of the Barnwell County citizens, "as long as I have a job, you'll have a job!" This has always held true, unless by chance one of his con stituents ever needed a job. This "great social security" has been of fantastic benefit - to Mr. Blatt. But, we must respect a man of Mr. Blatt's age for his constant motivation. His flaming bursts of egotism never end. Right on, Silly ol' Sol. NAME WITHHELD BY REQUEST, Hines: petty politician DEAR MR. BEEBE: Next year there will be no class officers to lead the -ass of '72 on their senior class project. As a graduating senior I would like to say to all the rising seniors not to worry for one moment about this deficiency, because we, the lacks apl 'As soon as the child can take solid food, he should subsist solely on a diet of chipped beef, cold mashed potatoes and canned Swiss chard. If he never tastes anything else, he will never miss it. "Once the child can toddle, he can be instructed in simple skills that will stand him in good stead. Excellent examples are picking up cigarette buts, the manual of arms and waiting in line. "Sports cannot be ignored. A healthy child requires play (during approved recreational hours) as well as work. Draw poker, volley ball and craps will probably prove the most valuable in his future Army career. 'Above all, however, the growing child must be taught to obey orders without question. Nor should an order ever be explained. Once a child thinks there must be a reason for doing something, It will not only destroy his efficiency as a soldier, but sow the seeds of discontent with Army life. "In this respect, a word must be said about killing. The prime duty ot' a soldier, in the final analysis, is to kill. Yet today we draft young men woefully inexperienced in this field. "Studies show that with proper parental guidance and approval, a child na vonn a two can learn to board preest senior class, have existed for thb past year without a class president. Yes, Richard Hines was elected pi-esident last spring and the latest word out is that he is still holding that office (physically). His most important duty this past year was to organize the senior class and combine its talents in the production of a senior class project. A poorly advertised referendum (which was not limited solely to seniors and which produced only a very small sampling of the seniors) was held midway through this semester by our infamous president. Af terward, he announced that a $2,500 mural of the 1850 USC campus would be placed in the University House on Pendleton St. 'wherever that is?) as our senior project. This was the last notice given concerning our project, so I guess that thanks to Mr. Hines the Class of '71 will go down in history as one of the classes not leaving a project. I am upset about this act, but more importantly it should be recognized that it is doubtful that Mr. Hines ever intended to work for the senior class but rather to use this office to benefit his own personal record. Throughout the year Mr. Hines used his office to campaign for Albert Watson, as a stepping stone in his own political career and as leverage to play kiddy politics in the Republican Party. There are too many "petty politicians" like Mr. Hines in the student government at Carolina who use their positions for per sonal objectives and neglect the true meaning of service. People should be more careful of the candidates they vote for both here at Carolina and in real elections. Prestige-seekers and pass-the buckers should be weeded out. DICK MONTEITH :eal kill ants, butterflies and other small insects with relish. As he grows older, he can be given cats, dogs and other household pets to destroy. "Remember, a child who cannot kill an animal will find it most unnerving to kill a fellow human being." Tlhe key chaper in Dr. Sprock's book is the one on the draft itself. His thesis - "Whenever a child hesitates to obey blindly, he should Im mediately be locked in a closet. In this fashion, he learns that if he refuses to rollow orders, he will lose his freedom to follow orders. lie thus comes to understand and g ccept the basic concept of the draft." Not only will Dr. Sprock's method end controversy over the draft, but, he says, it will produce the best soldiers in the world - superbly fit to defend our precious heritage of democracy, freedom, justice and our Inalienable rights as God-created Individuals. And that, after all, Is what the draft is all about. Copyright Chronicle Publishing o 1971)i